[meteorite-list] Auction at Bonhams on April 30 in New York.
Timothy Heitz
midwest at meteorman.org
Sat Apr 5 21:31:45 EDT 2008
Hello List,
Does anyone know if any other meteorites are being offered?
Tim Heitz
Midwest Meteorite - http://www.meteorman.org/
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Rare meteorite goes under hammer
10 hours ago
A meteorite is expected to fetch £500,000 at auction in New York this
month.
Weighing more than 925lbs, the object was discovered eight years ago in
China's Xinjiang Uygar province.
Its rare olivine crystals endured atmospheric and impact forces as it
crashed down to Earth.
Bonhams' Natural History Department director Thomas Lindgren said: "Less
than 1% of all meteorites are pallasites, the most alluring of all
meteorites due to their aesthetic appeal."
Pallasites - meteorites composed of around 50% olivine and peridot crystals
and 50% nickel-iron - are thought to be relics of forming planets.
The Fukang meteorite will go under the hammer at Bonhams on April 30 in New
York.
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